Curacao - Entry Requirements

Tourist entry is generally only for 14 days, but 30 days may be given.
Extensions are available at immigration. Dutch passport holders may stay for up to 180 days, but must get an
extension first from immigration. Tourists who apply for an extension beyond the 30 days must have travel
insurance (medical & liability) for the duration of their extended stay.

Entry Requirements - Passport validity

You must hold a valid passport to enter Curaçao, a return or outward ticket on arrival, sufficient
funds for accommodations and food and the necessary documents for returning to the country of origin,
or further travel elsewhere.
For further information on exactly what will be required at immigration please contact the
Dutch Embassy or Consulate in your country.

Visas for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

As of 10 October 2010 it is possible to visit more than one Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
using a single visa. The visa is valid for all parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean
for a visit as a tourist or for a short stay in the countries Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten and for
the Dutch Caribbean islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba.

If you need a visa for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean and how to apply:
www.government.nl

Nationalities not required to obtain a visa & the visa waiver programme

For the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the countries of Aruba, Curaçao and
St Maarten) and the Caribbean Netherlands (the Dutch public bodies Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba)

Albania

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bahamas

Barbados

Belgium

Belize

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Grenada

Greece

Guatemala

Guyana (*1)

Honduras

Hong Kong (*2)

Hong Kong (*3)

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica (*4)

Japan

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macao (*5)

Macedonia

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Nicaragua

Netherlands, The

New Zealand

Norway

Panama

Paraguay

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Seychelles

Singapore

St Christopher & Nevis (St Kitts)

St Lucia

St Vincent & the Grenadines

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Trinidad and Tobago

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America

Uruguay

Vatican City

Venezuela

*1 - Guyanese nationals do require a visa for St Maarten)
*2 - holders of a British National (Overseas) passport
*3 - Hong Kong – holders of a Special Administrative Region passport
*4 - only for Curaçao – Jamaican nationals do require a visa for Aruba, St Maarten and the Caribbean
Netherlands

Caribbean visa waiver programme

Holders of a valid multiple-entry short-stay visa for the Schengen Area
All holders of a valid multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area are exempt from the visa
requirement for the Caribbean.

Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa for the US and/or CanadaNationals of the following countries with a valid multiple-entry visa for the United
States of America and/or Canada are exempt from the visa requirement for the Caribbean.